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Fall 2013

Kazemi, Sadegh

With the ever increasing concerns about the structural adequacy of buildings and infrastructures, particularly in harsh environments with limited funding for ongoing maintenance, a significant need exists to develop highly durable and rapidly constructed structural systems. To this aim, recent

implemented in detailing of composite members to make sure that the material is best used where it is most required. To date, however, there has been very limited research on the structural behaviour of this member configuration. The objectives of the current study are twofold. The first phase focuses on

® 6.11 was used to simulate the response of the composite connection system subjected to the pull-out load and to minimize the need for full-scale structural testing. A total of 42 specimens were designed, constructed, and tested to capture the experimental response of the composite connections subjected

Spring 2024

Baron Bello, Ambar Lennon

Double wythe masonry cavity walls consist of two masonry wythes, an exterior layer typically made of clay-backed or ceramic bricks (veneer) and the inner layer composed of concrete masonry units (CMU), which serves as a structural backup. In typical cavity wall design, the two wythes are assumed to

Spring 2012

Talboys, Laura N

Combining steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) and high strength longitudinal reinforcement in a structural member creates the potential for increased strength and durability compared to conventional reinforced concrete members. There is however limited research into the structural behaviour of

behaviour of structural slabs were examined through the testing of six large scale specimens in three point bending. The overall member height and longitudinal reinforcement ratio were the primary variables of interest while the shear span to effective depth ratio was held constant at 3. No transverse

Fall 2013

Desalegne, Admasu S

corrosion. Thus there is increasing interest in the use of ASTM A1035 steel to reduce life-cycle costs for new concrete structures. However, the lack of a well defined yield point for this material requires careful assessment of structural design models to ensure that they accurately account for influences

Fall 2012

Shoaib, Abdoladel

coarse aggregate. The fractured surface of the specimens revealed that in the lightweight and high strength mixes, cleavage was through the aggregates. A total of 18 structural SFRC specimens were designed and constructed to capture the behavior of shear-critical SFRC members. The specimens contained